Working Toward Strategic Change - Softcover

This hands-on workbook develops the models presented and explained in Strategic Change in Colleges and Universities and gives participants the tools they need to develop, implement, and sustain a strategic plan that is both timely and vital. Offering a wealth of information in the form of guidelines, suggestions, and worksheets, this accessible workbook details the ten-step process from developing performance indicators through implementing, evaluating, and sustaining the strategic plan.Each chapter of Working Toward Strategic Change highlights one of the ten strategic planning steps and contains both individual and group exercises and forms. The authors explain the central purpose of the step, discuss what results to expect, offer helpful suggestions for working with the materials, and include a set of reproducible forms or exercises that guide the process. These tested tools are designed to make the strategic planning activities more effective and streamlined.The practical material in the workbook can be applied to the wide spectrum of university and college settings, and the flexible exercises can easily integrate elements and practices that an institution may have already identified or implemented. Working Through Strategic Change is designed to help users work carefully and thoughtfully through the tasks of assembling, interpreting, and making decisions about critical information relating to the strategic planning process. In addition to its application in college and university settings, the book is also a valuable teaching aid and can be used to simulate a strategic planning exercise to give students a clear understanding of this complex process.

MICHAEL G. DOLENCE is president of Michael G. Dolence and Associates. Formerly he served as strategic planning administrator for the California State University, Los Angeles, and as director of research, planning and policy analysis at the Commission on IndepAndent Colleges and Universities in New York.

DANIEL JAMES ROWLEY is professor of management in the College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado.

HERMAN D. LUJAN Herman D. Lujan is the president emeritus of the University of Northern Colorado and is university distinguished professor of business and public policy.